COV-816 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 1841, bearing the Ootacamund HG 6 handstamp in red. 1841 : H.G.6 : A service letter by a Staff Officer posted from OOTACAMUND, dated 12th March. Being a letter on Government Service no postage was to be paid.

How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ootacamund HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.

When was COV-816 posted?

COV-816 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 6 (1838–1854).

COV-816

1841 Ootacamund Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Ootacamund HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-816)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1841

Description

1841 : H.G.6 : A service letter by a Staff Officer posted from OOTACAMUND, dated 12th March. Being a letter on Government Service no postage was to be paid.

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Other recorded marks at Ootacamund

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ootacamund are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Ootacamund pre stamp cover

COV-816 is an Ootacamund pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Ootacamund HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ootacamund postal history — the office known today as Udhagamandalam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1841 : H.G.6 : A service letter by a Staff Officer posted from OOTACAMUND, dated 12th March. Being a letter on Government Service no postage was to be paid.

1 image of COV-816 is recorded; the Ootacamund HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-816

What is COV-816?: COV-816 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 1841, bearing the Ootacamund HG 6 handstamp in red. 1841 : H.G.6 : A service letter by a Staff Officer posted from OOTACAMUND, dated 12th March. Being a letter on Government Service no postage was to be paid.
How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ootacamund HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.
When was COV-816 posted?: COV-816 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 6 (1838–1854).

About this record

This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.